Lot no. 732
Woodbury, Walter B.
Treasure Spots of the World, A Selection of the Chief Beauties and Wonders of Nature and Art. With 28 original Woodburytype photographs. London, Ward, Lock, and Tyler, 1875. 50 nn. Pls. Original green cloth with rich gilt and black embossing and gilt title on spine and front cover, three gilt edges (somewhat rubbed). Gilt edges (somewhat rubbed and bumped).
First edition. - Truthful Lense, 129 and 230 - Views of Europe, Asia, Africa and America, taken to present the quality of the Woodbury type. This is a printing process developed in 1864 by Walter B. Woodbury (1834-1885) and first used in a publication in 1866. The twelve photographers represented include John Thomson, Frank Mason Good, William England, Adolphe Braun, Carlo Naya, Charles Shepherd, Charles Bierstadt, Thomas Houseworth (of Muybridge) and Woodbury himself. - Book block cracked. Some browning in the margins. First and last pp. somewhat foxed. One plate with backing in margin. Overall well preserved.
With 28 original Woodburytype photographs. Original green cloth with rich gilt and black embossing and gilt title on spine and front cover, gilt edges (somewhat rubbed and bumped). - First edition. - Views of Europe, Asia, Africa and America, taken to present the quality of the Woodburytype. This is a printing process developed in 1864 by Walter B. Woodbury (1834-1885) and first used in a publication in 1866. The twelve photographers represented include John Thomson, Frank Mason Good, William England, Adolphe Braun, Carlo Naya, Charles Shepherd, Charles Bierstadt, Thomas Houseworth (of Muybridge) and Woodbury himself. - Book block cracked. Some browning in the margins. First and last pp. somewhat foxed. One plate with backing in margin. Overall well preserved.
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